Can pharmacists improve their patient communication by reading fiction? Narrative medicine in pharmacy practice – a feasibility study

• At: Seville (Spain) (2022)
• Type: Poster
• Poster code: PPR-030
• By: HEDEGAARD, Ulla ()
• Co-author(s): Trine Graabæk Hansen (University Of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark)
  Dr Anders Juhl Rasmussen, Department for the Study of Culture (University Of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark)
  Professor Anne-Marie Mai, Department for the Study of Culture (University Of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark)
  Charlotte Rossing (Danish College of Pharmacy Practice, Hillerød, Denmark)
  Mrs Ulla Hedegaard, Associate Professor (University Of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark)
  
• Abstract:

  Background
  Empathy is an essential part of good patient communication. However, pharmacists often provide information without taking patients’ preferences into account. Narrative medicine is an innovative approach, where empathic skills are nurtured through close reading of literary texts and creative writing.
  
  Purpose
  The purpose was to..

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